B.44/15: Regional presence

The Board:

1. Selects the following host countries and cities for the regional offices, consistent with the following configuration:
   1. Panama / Panama City — for Latin America and the Caribbean;
   2. Jordan / Amman — for Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East;
   3. For Africa:
      1. Kenya / Nairobi — for location 1 – East and Southern Africa; and
      2. Côte d’Ivoire / Abidjan — for location 2 – Central, North and West Africa;
2. Welcomes the Host Country support offered in some of the proposals submitted by the selected host countries and cities;
3. Requests the Secretariat to initiate negotiations of host country agreements with the countries identified in paragraph (a) incorporating, where applicable, commitments on host country support; and
4. Further requests the Secretariat to advance with the operationalization of regional presence in line with the implementation plan contained in document GCF/B.44/17/Rev.01, to manage implementation with the objective of budget neutrality over time within the approved administrative budget envelope, and to reflect associated costs, efficiency gains and offsets through the Fund’s multi-year budgeting process and annual budget submissions for Board consideration.